Chapter 7
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Young Haruko and Michiyo sat in a small room both of them scared beyond anything they have ever experienced. They sat on a single bed although there were two in the room. There was a window but both girls were too short to reach it and it had bars on it. The only other thing in the room was the door it was a large metal door with a spot on it that could be opened enough t slide smaller objects through. "Ruko what's going on?" Michiyo asked.
"I don't know Chiyo." Haruko said holding her sister tighter. "Where are we?'
"And who were those men?" Michiyo asked.
Both girls jumped as the door to their cell opened and two men in gold suit stepped into the room. The suits they wore looked like something out of a fantasy movie, long tight pants, a tunic and even a cape. Behind them entered a woman wearing a gold gown that trailed along the floor. She had dark blond hair pulled back into a tight braid. In a few short steps she stood before the girls. They had backed up against the wall without realizing it this woman scared them both. "So these are the daughters of Neptune and Uranus?"
"Yes your highness." One of the men in gold said.
"And the henshin sticks?" The woman said.
"We failed to get them. They summoned the other senshi and defeated the youma." The man in gold said.
"Failed? That's not good enough." The woman hissed.
"We are already planning another attempt." The first man said. "We were able to get the children though."
"Ah that you were." The woman reached out touching Haruko's cheek. "Which one are you?"
"Kaiou Haruko." Haruko said.
"And then you are Ten'ou Michiyo." The woman said then held out her hand. "Come with me I have something I want to show you."
"Who are you?" Haruko said.
"Forgive me where are my manners? I am Queen Katsumi of the Golden Sun." The woman said.
"What do you want from us?" Haruko asked.
"I want to be your friend do you want to be my friend?" Katsumi said her hand still held out. "Come with me I have so many wonderful things to show you."
Hesitantly Haruko took her hand and stood. "Haruko no!" Michiyo said grabbing her sister and pulling her back. "I have a bad feeling about her!"
"Let go of me Michiyo." Haruko said pulling free and taking Katsumi's hand again.
"You are more than welcome to join us princess." Katsumi said.
"She's a princess? How come she's a princess?" Haruko said.
"Yes she is and so are you." Katsumi said leading Haruko to the door. She turned to the men in gold. "If Princess Michiyo wishes to join us I trust you will escort her?"
"Yes your highness." The men in gold said as she and Haruko walked away.
(Later that evening back and the Kaiou/Ten'ou manor)
The others had left leaving only the outer senshi and the twins. This was an outer matter and they would contact the others if they needed help. After years of fighting aside the outers Usagi and the inners had learn that the outers were just like this sometimes and not to argue. They sat around the table eating a light meal and discussing what was happening. Haruko had finally let Ami stitch her shoulder up and now had her arm in a sling. Hotaru had offered to heal her but Haruka wouldn't allow it Hotaru was already too weak from her own injuries. "I have the feeling this youma attack wasn't random." Setsuna said. "I have been sensing something but never able to get anything clear."
"Setsuna-mama can we tell you? We've already messed time up enough." Michiyo said.
"There is something more." Haruko said getting a look from her sister.
"We have to fix this Michiyo and to do that we have to know who kidnapped your younger selves." Setsuna said.
"I think we should start with how things changed." Haruka said. "Was anything different than how you remember?"
"Lady Jupiter wasn't with us when we went to the zoo in our past." Michiyo said.
"And we didn't get kidnapped." Haruko said.
"Honey called her Makoto in this time we have to keep our identities secret." Michiru said laying her hand on Michiyo's hand. "So Makoto being with us changed something do you remember anything about when you experienced this as kids?"
"Papa sent us off with Hotaru and Endymion we headed back to the car she said that we had to go and they were talking us home." Michiyo said. "She told us that you guys had things to do at the zoo and couldn't come."
"This wasn't the first time you had sent us away and stayed somewhere I didn't think anything of it until I saw Jupiter run by she stopped at Endymion and talked a minute before heading inside the zoo. By the time Endymion caught up with us we were already in the car he got in and we drove home." Haruko said.
"Whoever took the twins must have run off when they saw Makoto thinking they wouldn't be able to take but all three of us but with only two of us…." Hotaru said stopping as tears came down her face. "Mama, Papa I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough it's my fault."
"Hotaru it's no one's fault." Michiru said hugging her daughter.
"You fought and that was enough Hotaru." Haruka said patting Hotaru's shoulder.
"That still doesn't help us figure out who took the twins." Setsuna said looking at the twins.
"Queen Katsumi." Haruko said getting hit by Michiyo.
"Who?" Haruka said looking over to Michiyo telling her with a look that it was ok to talk about it.
"Queen Katsumi of the Golden Sun she was the ones responsible for your deaths." Haruko said. "We never did figure out what she wanted but she was always more interested in attacking the outers than the inners. It got so bad the Queen asked Helios to take us with him to Elysian with him so we would be safe."
"Do you think this Queen Katsumi is after the twins?" Michiru asked.
"But why?" Haruka said. "You're senshi we know that but do you have any special powers because you are children of two senshi?"
"No we have the same powers as you and mom." Michiyo said.
"Just like Chibi Moon we have the same powers as you." Haruko said.
"Did Queen Katsumi ever try to take the inner senshi children or Hotaru?" Setsuna asked.
"No it's not likely that they would or else they would have taken me when they took the twins." Hotaru said.
"Not that I know she left the inners alone for the most part. The only time they really were involved is when we were with them. Setsuna mama tried moving us around to keep us safe." Michiyo said.
"Do either of you know where Queen Katsumi's hideout was?" Haruka asked.
"No we were in Elysian when she was defeated." Michiyo said.
"You know something when that youma attacked it seemed to only be focusing on Haruka and me." Michiru said.
"You're right it could have easily killed Makoto but it was more like it was toying with her. Trying to lure our attention back to it and it didn't even once attack the princess." Haruka said.
"So it's likely they will try to attack you again." Setsuna said. "I hate to say this but we are going to have to wait until they try to attack you again."
"What about us?" Michiyo said.
"Maybe you should go back to the future." Michiru said.
"No, I came here to keep you from being killed and I'm going to make sure that happens." Haruko said.
"Also the timeline has been changed who knows what kind of future they are going back to. If this Queen Katsumi succeeds and we fail it could be quite dangerous for them. I think they should remain here until we can fix this." Setsuna said.
(Back in Queen Katsumi's lair)
Michiyo sat on the cot in the small cell, the door was still open and the guard outside. Around meal time she had been brought some food and Queen Katsumi tried to get her to come with her several more times. She hadn't eaten much of the food at first not trusting it then she wasn't really that hungry. Where had Haruko gone? And why had she gone with that woman surely Haruko felt the same thing she was feeling. Michiyo couldn't explain what it was she jus didn't trust Katsumi. She had been sitting there all day wondering what was happening knowing her parents would come for them. Finally her curiosity getting the better of her she stood and walked over to the guard tugging on his shirt making him look down at her. "Can I help you Princess?"
"Why are you calling me that?" She asked.
"Because you are a princess." He said as if it should be obvious.
"My name is Ten'ou Michiyo." She said.
"Yes, Princess Michiyo. Is there anything I can do for you?" He said.
"Where is my sister?" She asked.
"Princess Haruko is with the Queen. Would you like to go see them?" He said to which Michiyo only nodded. He led her through the halls they reminded her of an old castle that her parents had taken them to last year on their vacation to England. As the neared a room at the end of a hallway she heard the sound of a violin playing the tune was familiar. It was one of her mother's songs made to be played in a duet with a piano and very few out of the Kaiou/Ten'ou line could play it. Inside the room she saw her sister with a violin on her shoulder playing as Katsumi sat on a piano bench. Haruko's clothes wore different she wore a suit much like the guards only hers seemed nicer it had gems sewn into the material and the design of a sun on the chest of it. Katsumi looked up as she saw Michiyo walk in then stood motioning for Haruko to keep playing as she walked over to Michiyo.
"Princess Michiyo glad you finally decided to join us." Katsumi said.
"Why are we here?" Michiyo flatly asked.
"You know I hear this song is actually a duet with a piano." Katsumi said avoiding her question.
"I want to go home." Michiyo said.
"Why honey, don't you like it here?" Katsumi said
"Don't call me that only my mama and papa call me that." Michiyo said.
"This is such a lovely song isn't it? I would love to hear the piano half. And I hear you are amazing on the piano." Katsumi said placing her hand on Michiyo's shoulder as she did Michiyo's own clothes seemed to change she now wore a long golden dress that looked a lot like Katsumi's but like Haruko it had a sun design on the chest of it. "There that is much more fitting for a princess." Katsumi gently pushed on her shoulder leading her to the piano. "Will you play for me Princess?"
Michiyo sat down on the bench and stared at the keys then looked up the sheet music for the song was there but she didn't need it. Her mother had them practice daily and this was a song they just finished learning. She listened for a few notes then picked up at the same place Haruko was at the sound of the piano in prefect harmony with the violin.
To be continued…
Sorry no Japanese lessons from Angel today. Please keep up with the reviews I like hearing good things about my writing hey who doesn't.